Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-02
HuaarNG AND EMBRACING.
Fine Distinctions Drawn by journalistic
Analyst.

Fine Distinctions Drawn by journalistic
Analyst.
1t remained for an eloquent editor of
the Chicago Inter Ocean to write a
readable chapter on hugging and en-
bracing. He says:
Plugging is comparatively modern
institution. Oul ancestors never
Rugged. They calmly and demurely
embraced. There's big difference be-
tween a hug and an embrace. The
hug is an earnest, quick, impetuous
contraction of the muscles of arms and
chest when the object to be Rugged lies
within the circle bounded by the arms,
while the chest is the goal or final point
of the hug. The warmth of the hug is
determined by the extent of the muscu-
lar contraction. But the hug is not, as
ANTAGONISTS assert, terminated when the
object is brought in contact with TIE
chest. On the contrary, the sweeping
in is but the she'll of the operation.
The kernel is reached when the space
between the hugger and the huggee is
annihilated, and the blade of knife
could scarcely be inserted between both
surfaces. This is, perhaps, the most
dangerous stage of the operation. A
pound-nay, a few ounces-of extra
pressure may result, if not in the dis
placement of a rib, at least in the burst
ing of corset string, with the almost
inevitable destruction of bangs, mon
tagues, waves, puffs and such like head
gear. The release, if not skillfully
managed, is attended with danger, and
shonld be as gradual as the elementary
pressure.
Expression of anguish on the part of
the Rugged may, as a rule, be regarded
as hypocritical, and should have no eff
feet in inducing the hugger TO dimin-
ish the pressure. In like manner all
danger signals in regard to the arrival
of third party on the scene should be
investigated by the party of the first
part before receiving the attention the
genuine arrival OF a parent or guar
dian may command. This may be
done by quick glance over the shout
der, and this rapid change of the d.
rection of the head may be accom-
plished by little practice without
making airy relaxation of pressure
necessary. If the warning should
prove to be without foundation the de-
ceit may be punished by from two to
three pounds of additional pressure,
but SO gradual that none of the orna-
ments of the person Rugged may suf-
fer. These little accidents ruff1e the
temper and embitter the memory of
the operation. The small affairs of the
toilet are not accomplished easily, and
the female mind is ruffied by the de-
struction of the laborious embellish-
ments of the morning hour.
The embrace is merely the throwing
out and partial contraction of the
arms, without any special attention to
an objective point. Near relatives
should be embraced and not Rugged.
An especially young and pretty aunt
may be excepted, and cases are known
where an extremely Juvenile and good
looking step-mether has been the occa-
sion of the merging of the embrace into
the hug. But this is rarely done, par
ticularly if the embracer is dependent
on the purse of the old man for the
necessities as well as the Injuries OF
life. To embrace mother-in-law is a
hollow mockery, and should be at
tempted only when seme important Oh,
ject has to be attained, and even then
it is hardly excusable.